Promote peace, do away with hate: Farooq
Jammu: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah Tuesday called for imbibing the spirit of peace and harmony as professed by every religion, saying the need for this is more now than ever before as the society is “ridden with hate and intolerance”. The former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister also called for eschewing tendencies of hate, […]
India rejects Imran Khan’s response to Pulwama attack
New Delhi: India Tuesday strongly rejected Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s response to its allegations of Islamabad’s involvement in the Pulwama attack, saying disclaiming its link with terrorist attacks is an oft-repeated excuse by the neighbouring country. In a hard-hitting statement, the Ministry of External Affairs said India was not surprised that Khan refused to […]
Kashmiri traders in Panchkula forced to close shops, leave accommodations
Srinagar: More than a hundred traders from Kashmir Valley have been forced to close their shops in Ramgarh area in Panchkula district of Haryana. A number of callers said that the landlords of their rented accommodations asked them to vacate, saying that they have been continuously pressurized by the locals not to allow Kashmiris stay […]
Saudi Arabia, Pakistan oppose politicisation of UN listing regime by India
ISLAMABAD: Close allies Saudi Arabia and Pakistan have opposed the “politicisation” of the UN listing regime at a time when India has been stepping up its efforts to brand the Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terror group’s chief Masood Azhar as a global terrorist – a move that may not go well in New Delhi. Ahead of […]
Pulwama attack: 2 U’khand colleges say won’t admit Kashmiris
New Delhi: While several Kashmiri students from different cities have been slapped with sedition charges for allegedly supporting the Pulwama terror attack, two colleges in Dehradun have decided not to admit those from the Valley, with students here saying they were in a state of fear after the incident. The Jammu and Kashmir administration Monday […]
Saudi Crown Prince arrives in India today
New Delhi: India is likely to strongly raise the issue of Pakistan-sponsored terrorism with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman even as the two countries will look at further enhancing defence ties, including having a joint naval exercise, during his two-day visit here beginning Tuesday, officials and sources said. The Crown Prince who arrived in […]
Create hurdles for Chinese companies doing business in India: SJM to govt
New Delhi, Feb 19 (PTI) The RSS-affiliated SJM has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to create hurdles for Chinese companies doing business in India as China continues to block New Delhi’s attempts to designate Masood Azhar, whose JeM carried out the terrorist attack on a CRPF convoy in Pulwama, as a “global terrorist”. In a letter […]
Ostracizing Kashmiris won’t help
Very sad and disturbing news is coming from various places which relates to the people of Kashmir. The sad news is that various hot heads in the pursuit of satisfying their self defined nationalism have been targeting Kashmiri students and traders in various states. The attacks started in Dehradun and Chandigarh where mostly Kashmiri students […]
J&K Bank postpones exams
Srinagar: Amid the unfolding situation within the state and in response to the apprehensions expressed by the candidates through print, electronic and social media platforms, J&K Bank has decided to postpone the Probationary Officer and Banking Associate examination scheduled to be held on 21st, 22nd, 23rd and 24th February 2019, the Bank spokesperson said on Monday […]